basically some kind of wooden utensils, spoons, etc that have been soaked in garlic oil, basil oil, oregano oil, etc -- so when you're cooking/stirring the food gets naturally spiced. Could also apply to actual eating utensils -- garlic lovers could eat with a garlic flavored spoon, etc -- get a little extra spice in every bite-- JT, Jul 06 2000 I've definitely seen plastic spoons with chocolate on them for putting in coffee. I think it's a little bit gimmicky, though, and it would be very hard to control how salty something got when you were eating with a "salt spoon."-- mcfrank, Jul 12 2000 U know, this has potential. If u were to make the spoon hollow then u could fill it with garlic oil so that it seeps out slowly. If a wooden spoon can absorb the smell/taste of the food u r cooking then surely the reverse is also true-- RISK, Jul 27 2000 Flavoured plates - put un-spiced food onto spiced plate and the flavour-plate adds necessary spices. Just don't get the wrong plate out.-- PotatoPete, Mar 31 2001 random, halfbakery